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Dozens of ANSDF members and civilians killed in last 10 days: reports

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3 years ago

May 28, 2021

(Last Updated On: May 28, 2021)

At least 64 members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) members and 120 civilians have been killed in the clashes in the last ten days across the country, sources said.

According to the sources, at least 27 members of security forces and 114 civilians were also wounded in the clashes during the same period.

Reports indicate that clashes between security forces and the Taliban militants are underway in more than 20 provinces.

In a recent incident, the insurgents attack a military base in eastern Logar province on Friday.

Footage shared on social media shows that several mortars fired by the Taliban hit a base located between the Dawlat Shah and Alishing district of the province.

Sources, however, told Ariana News that the Afghan forces have launched a clearance operation in the Alishing district of Logar.

Meanwhile, the New York Times (NYT) reported that at least four districts and dozens of military outposts and bases have been fallen to the Taliban since the beginning of foreign troopsک withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1.

According to the report, at least 26 outposts and bases in just 4 provinces — Laghman, Baghlan, Wardak, and Ghazni provinces – have surrendered to the Taliban, through “negotiated surrenders tactic”, according to village elders and government officials.

The report indicates that negotiated Afghan troop surrenders tactic has removed hundreds of government forces from the battlefield, secured strategic territory, and reaped weapons, ammunition, and vehicles for the Taliban — often without firing a shot.

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Floods kill 50 people in Afghanistan’s Ghor province

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1 hour ago

May 18, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 18, 2024)

As many as 50 people died and 10 others went missing following floods in Afghanistan’s western Ghor province on Friday, local officials said.

A total of 2,000 houses were destroyed and 4,000 homes were partially damaged in the floods, the provincial police said in a statement. 2,500 shops have been completely destroyed.

Based on the statement, thousands of livestock perished and over 50 vehicles were damaged.

Moreover, hundreds of hectares of agricultural land and bridges have been destroyed.

Floods have also caused closure of Ghor-Kabul and Ghor-Herat highways, and roads connecting Ghor districts.

Seven people killed following floods in Faryab

Meanwhile, local officials in Faryab say that seven people have died due to floods in the northern Afghan province.

Ismatullah Moradi, the spokesman of Faryab governor, says that the floods in this province have caused huge material losses.

Meanwhile, Sar-e-pol governor’s office in a statement said that floods in the province had destroyed hundreds of acres of agricultural land, 60 houses, bridges, water dams, and shops.

The statement added that the losses are likely to increase.

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Spain confirms three tourists killed in Afghanistan attack

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1 hour ago

May 18, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 18, 2024)

Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province, Spain’s foreign ministry said on Friday.

Earlier on Friday, Interior Ministry’s spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani had said that three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizen had been killed in the attack.

Four foreign nationals and three Afghans were also injured in the attack when gunmen opened fire, he added. Four people have been arrested, he said.

The Spanish foreign ministry said that the consular emergency unit had been fully mobilised and the victims and their families were being assisted, Reuters reported.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on social messaging platform X that he was “shocked by the news of the murder of Spanish tourists in Afghanistan”.

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Gunmen kill three foreigners in Bamyan

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15 hours ago

May 17, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 17, 2024)

Three foreign nationals and one Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.

Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said that three Afghans and four foreigners were injured in the shooting.

He added that four people were arrested in connection with the incident.

Qani did not specify which country the foreigners belonged to.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.